In this podcast episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen, Pastor Nate Wright, and Dr. Joe Boot discuss the implications of Charlie Kirk’s death and the church’s response to it. They express concern over the reluctance of many church leaders to acknowledge Kirk’s martyrdom and the broader cultural implications of this silence. The conversation delves into the truncation of the gospel, the political nature of the Christian message, and the need for the church to engage with cultural issues rather than retreating into silence. They emphasize the importance of recognizing the gospel as a transformative force in society and the necessity of addressing violence and injustice from a biblical perspective.
Category Archives: Atheism
Vacant See: Vacant Minds
Article by Sebastian Wang.
Excerpts:
It is a strange age when ugliness is redefined as inclusion. When Canterbury Cathedral — seat of St Augustine, cradle of English Christianity, a place where kings once trembled before God — is reduced to a billboard for discontent and self-pity, one begins to understand how deep the spiritual rot now runs.
The true scandal is not the graffiti itself but the fact that the clergy are proud of it.
It is not a church but a performance venue with a cross on the roof.
When the Church chooses ugliness, she teaches a lie about herself and about God.
Could England Fall? | Tolkien, Lewis, and War | Joseph Loconte
Interview (Youtube) with Eric Metaxas.
Contains a nugget about how Lewis got the idea to write the Screwtape Letters. (Hint: Something to do with Hitler.)
And then this exchange: “Who in the 20th century comes close to Tolkien and Lewis when writing about the nature of evil?” “Maybe Orwell.”
Is Christian Nationalism WEIRD?
Video by Glen Scrivener.
Discusses the fact that Christianity is the only religion that knows the distinction between secular and sacred.
Includes clips of Tom Holland discussing Christianity with ‘Triggernometry’.
As America Soul Searches, the Rest of the West Is Falling Apart
Article by Brandon Smith.
Quote:
Loving freedom is not enough. Having a shared enemy is not enough. There needs to be more for a society to survive and thrive. There needs to be a greater purpose.
Dr. YoungHoon Kim: How the World’s Highest IQ Confirms the Harmony Between Science and Christian Doctrine
‘Advancements in science are pushing many to question a strict materialist view of human consciousness—including the man who has the highest IQ’, writes Scott Ventureyra
Resist or Submit?
Video with Joseph Boot.
He Who Wrestles With God in Public: Jordan Peterson Versus Himself
Article by Scott Ventureyra
“Peterson, who has notoriously stood aloof from formal religion, found out that mere psycho-spirituality couldn’t stand up to committed opposition to God.”
Sovereignty is inevitable
Says Joseph Boot in this video. Meaning: We all have deities, even atheists. Involves some criticism of Jordan Peterson.
The Myth That Made the Modern World
How the Second World War Became the New Religion of the West, writes Chad Crowley from the ‘Riding the Tiger’ Substack.
Extract:
Within this creed, the Second World War is remembered not as a geopolitical conflict, but as a holy war. According to the myth, the war was fought to liberate the world from tyranny, racism, and barbarism. It was a righteous crusade to stop a madman bent on planetary conquest, racial extermination, and totalitarian rule. In this telling, the Allies become selfless guardians of peace and justice, defenders of the weak, liberators of the oppressed, and champions of universal dignity.
What is left untold, what is buried or ignored, is the record of Soviet mass murder, the incineration of entire cities by firebombing, and the systematic rape of millions of women by victorious armies. These details are either omitted or minimized because the moral arc must remain unbroken, and the myth demands that the victors be pure, untarnished, beyond reproach. The enemy, in contrast, must be absolute—not merely defeated, but demonized, rendered metaphysically evil, so that the cause against him may be remembered as absolutely good.